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Phil's Past Episodes Episode 18: Breaking Out Of Your Glass Bubble Every MultiLevel Marketing business I have been involved with has a series of phone calls that happen every week. Some calls are designed to help people recruit. Some are designed to help others upgrade. Some are designed to keep people motivated. Some are designed to keep people from quitting. The key point here, is that the calls are all designed. Seldom do you hear of MLM companies having "open line" calls. Years ago, while working for one particular MLM, they decided they wanted to have an area where people could chat together. OK, easy enough. I set one up. Two days later, they were asking for a way to answer the most commonly asked questions in chat. OK, easy enough. I set one up. Less than a week later, they asked to take the chat offline. Why? Because people were spreading "rumours and misinformation". I have the logs. What they were doing was complaining about slow payouts, and lack of communication. The chat area broke the glass bubble the MLM had created. So, why do some MLMs want this glass bubble? They simply want to control everything going on within their little world. They need to sustain specific beliefs for a long as possible. They have to keep people from actually talking to one another about specific issues. Even in the MLM events or seminars this holds true. The control there is established before you even enter the room. 1. Most events cost money to attend. 2. Most events are "out of town" for most people 3. Most events happen when it is difficult for most to attend Those who do show up are the ones who, for some reason or another, have been getting their bonus checks every month. They're the top 10% of people in the MLM. These are the people less likely to complain about anything, because these are the people that the MLM is actually paying attention to. MLMs have glass bubbles. The truth of the matter is: so do you. You put this glass bubble around yourself to do the same thing MLM companies do: to control and protect your little world. The difference is, with MLM companies, the glass is pretty thin. With people, the glass builds up in thickness every day. 1. You make it difficult for people to actually talk with you in your glass bubble. Speaking with you and talking to you are two different things. I speak with people all day. I talk to four or five people a day. Speaking requires no special thought process. It's just spewing out information. Talking, on the other hand, requires attention. It requires thought. It requires dedicated time. 2. Your ideas are the best ideas in your glass bubble. Since you've made it difficult for people to talk with you, then you have nobody but your own ears to listen to your ideas. Guess what? Most of the time, your ears will agree with what you say. It's only weeks later that you realize it wasn't a good idea to begin with. 3. You're in control in your glass bubble. What you do is entirely up to you. Your success or your failure is yours. You own it. You control it. It's yours. Now, when you break out of your glass bubble, amazing things happen. 1. People talk with you. There is no denying the power of communication. Talking with people about them is one of the most beneficial conversations you'll ever have. Filling your rolodex with more than a card is a good thing. Include birthdays and interesting tid bits about them that you learn by talking with them. 2. Your ideas get reviewed by your peers. Instead of taking two weeks to realize that your idea was a bum idea, your peers can tell you right up front. You still get to choose if you do the idea or not, but generally speaking, your peers are right. 3. You're still in control, but now you're better informed. Here's the big secret: There's no loss of control outside your glass bubble. You still get to make the final decisions on what you do! Your successes and failures are still yours. Only now, by including other people in the process, your successes will outnumber your failures, and your success will be of a greater magnitude. The choice to break out of your glass bubble is yours. For some, it won't be an easy choice to make. Some have built up the thickness of the glass over the years that breaking out of it will be a very difficult process. Believe me - the world is a better place on the outside. For MLMEruption.com this is Phil Foster - The Trusted Voice Of MLM |
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